Klangforum Wien II

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DOX Centre for Contemporary ArtPoupětova 1,, Prague, Central Bohemian Region, 170 00, Czech Republic

Dates/times in Prague time zone

Programme

Saariaho, Kaija (1952-2023)	Solar
Sloboda, Matej (b. 1988)	60 noch kleinere Orchesterstückchen (World premiere)
Wróblewski, Michal (b. 1983)	Durée (World premiere)
Indrák, Michal (b. 1982)	Generated Answers (World premiere)
Hvozdíková, Tímea (b. 1998)	microdot (World premiere)
Klusák, Martin (b. 1987)	In D: Ozvěny Bukové hory (World premiere)
Saunders, Rebecca (b. 1967)	Nether (World premiere)

Performers

Juliet Fraser	Soprano
Klangforum Wien
Enno Poppe	Conductor
Markus Wallner	Sound

The second evening of the Prague Offspring series presents premieres of five new works by Czech and Slovak composers written for Klangforum Wien, commemorates the Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, and climaxes with the Czech premiere of Nether, a dazzling work by the composer-in-residence Rebecca Saunders. Appearing as the work’s soloist is Juliet Fraser, the phenomenal British soprano who inspires today’s best composers.

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